Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm 1455
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- Vintage Charm for bedroom (1 photo)
- Vintage Charm for living room (7 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm for bathroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 1455 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm reviews (9 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm undertones?
- Is Vintage Charm 1455 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Vintage Charm
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Vintage Charm 1455
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Vintage Charm 1455 |
| Code: | 1455 |
| Name: | Vintage Charm |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm?
Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm 1455 is a muted, mid-depth gray with a soft dusty mauve cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than overtly purple, while the slight rosy-violet undertone gives it more character than a standard charcoal gray. In bright natural light, Vintage Charm can read as a gentle weathered gray; under warmer bulbs, its plum-leaning notes become more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, and dining spaces where a deeper wall color is wanted without the heaviness of near-black. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, charcoal textiles, or muted blush accents.
Vintage Charm for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Vintage Charm for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Benjamin Moore 1455 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark grey real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 1455 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm undertones?
Vintage Charm is a midtone, very muted brownish taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
122, 111, 116
Is Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 333°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
1455 Vintage Charm HSL code: 333, 5%, 46%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Vintage Charm
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Vintage Charm:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Darker shades
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Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Vintage Charm with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 153, such as Benjamin Moore Pleasant Valley and Stratton Blue.
LRV of Vintage Charm
Vintage Charm has an LRV of 18.08% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 18.08%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #7A6F74 |
| RGB Decimal | 122, 111, 116 |
| RGB Percent | 47.84%, 43.53%, 45.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 333° Saturation: 9.02% Value: 47.84% |
| HSL | hsl(333, 5, 46) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.02 Yellow: 4.92 Key: 52.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 114.859 I: 4.948 Q: 3.883 |
| XYZ | X: 16.862 Y: 16.768 Z: 18.866 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.966 a:5.235 b:-1.214 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.966 u:6.055 v:-2.474 |
| Decimal | 8023924 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.948, 1.846, 1.347 |
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